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9+9d-6d^{2}-9=0
Subtract 9 from both sides.
9d-6d^{2}=0
Subtract 9 from 9 to get 0.
d\left(9-6d\right)=0
Factor out d.
d=0 d=\frac{3}{2}
To find equation solutions, solve d=0 and 9-6d=0.
-6d^{2}+9d+9=9
All equations of the form ax^{2}+bx+c=0 can be solved using the quadratic formula: \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}. The quadratic formula gives two solutions, one when ± is addition and one when it is subtraction.
-6d^{2}+9d+9-9=9-9
Subtract 9 from both sides of the equation.
-6d^{2}+9d+9-9=0
Subtracting 9 from itself leaves 0.
-6d^{2}+9d=0
Subtract 9 from 9.
d=\frac{-9±\sqrt{9^{2}}}{2\left(-6\right)}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute -6 for a, 9 for b, and 0 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
d=\frac{-9±9}{2\left(-6\right)}
Take the square root of 9^{2}.
d=\frac{-9±9}{-12}
Multiply 2 times -6.
d=\frac{0}{-12}
Now solve the equation d=\frac{-9±9}{-12} when ± is plus. Add -9 to 9.
d=0
Divide 0 by -12.
d=-\frac{18}{-12}
Now solve the equation d=\frac{-9±9}{-12} when ± is minus. Subtract 9 from -9.
d=\frac{3}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-18}{-12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.
d=0 d=\frac{3}{2}
The equation is now solved.
-6d^{2}+9d+9=9
Quadratic equations such as this one can be solved by completing the square. In order to complete the square, the equation must first be in the form x^{2}+bx=c.
-6d^{2}+9d+9-9=9-9
Subtract 9 from both sides of the equation.
-6d^{2}+9d=9-9
Subtracting 9 from itself leaves 0.
-6d^{2}+9d=0
Subtract 9 from 9.
\frac{-6d^{2}+9d}{-6}=\frac{0}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
d^{2}+\frac{9}{-6}d=\frac{0}{-6}
Dividing by -6 undoes the multiplication by -6.
d^{2}-\frac{3}{2}d=\frac{0}{-6}
Reduce the fraction \frac{9}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.
d^{2}-\frac{3}{2}d=0
Divide 0 by -6.
d^{2}-\frac{3}{2}d+\left(-\frac{3}{4}\right)^{2}=\left(-\frac{3}{4}\right)^{2}
Divide -\frac{3}{2}, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -\frac{3}{4}. Then add the square of -\frac{3}{4} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.
d^{2}-\frac{3}{2}d+\frac{9}{16}=\frac{9}{16}
Square -\frac{3}{4} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.
\left(d-\frac{3}{4}\right)^{2}=\frac{9}{16}
Factor d^{2}-\frac{3}{2}d+\frac{9}{16}. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.
\sqrt{\left(d-\frac{3}{4}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{9}{16}}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
d-\frac{3}{4}=\frac{3}{4} d-\frac{3}{4}=-\frac{3}{4}
Simplify.
d=\frac{3}{2} d=0
Add \frac{3}{4} to both sides of the equation.